After over 5 years of education, training, proving, and testing, GC Coaching’s owner and head Coach, Shayne Gaffney, has become 1 of 4 coaches in New England and 1 of less than 40 coaches in the United States to be a dual USA Cycling Level 1 (expert level) coach, and USA Cycling Power Based Training Certified.  In order to achieve USA Cycling’s highest level of coaching certification, a coach must be a Level 2 coach, in good standing, for 5 consecutive years and attend a Level 1 Clinic, accumulate 200 CEU’s following completion of the Level 2 Clinic and attend a Level 1 Clinic. After qualification is achieved, the coach must pass the Level 1 exam, as well as submit a case study.  This certification aligns with GC Coaching’s goal to utilize quality coaching techniques with evidence-based data analysis and will benefit all of the athletes coach Shayne works with.